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The VOD Report: New Oscar Winners and Nominees Hit VOD, Plus Netflix’ Expiring Titles
Check out what's new to rent and own this week on the various streaming services such as cable On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Blockbuster and, of course, Netflix. Cable On Demand Cable offers VOD programming (same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pre-theatrical exclusives) for rent, usually for 24- or 48-hour periods at prices from about $ Full Article…
Michelle Williams Falls For Neighbor in ‘Take This Waltz,’ Is This Another Oscar Worthy Performance?
One of the biggest questions for actors who are nominated for an Oscar is, "What's next." While some cash in their newly minted title as Academy Award nominee, others take a back seat and allow for a passion project to present itself to them. In Take This Waltz, we see Michelle Williams, fresh off her Full Article…
Bridesmaids Director Paul Feig May Go For Oscar Bait With Colin Firth
A heartwarming true story. Cinema Blend News
Oscar Isaac Joins Therese Raquin
He’ll seduce Elizabeth Olsen It would seem there has been a casting change on the new adaptation of Emile Zola’s 1867 novel Therese Raquin, with Jessica Lange now taking a role previously connected with Glenn Close. That’s not the only piece of news either, because Oscar Isaac has joined the cast, playing the role of Full Article…
Academy Sets 2013 Oscar Date; Nominations Pushed Up a Week
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has set the dates for the 2013 Oscar nominations announcement and subsequent award ceremony. The awards will take place on Sunday, February 24th, which is in line with recent years as being the fourth Sunday in February. However, the nomination announcement will take place on Tuesday, January Full Article…
Robocop Sets August 2013 Release, Anna Karenina Coming This Oscar Season
Updates galore! Cinema Blend News
SnagFilms Acquires Four, Including Paul Simon’s ‘Under African Skies’ and Afghanistan’s Oscar Entry ‘Black Tulip’
SnagFilms has acquired exclusive digital rights to a number of new films, including "We Made This Movie," directed by "Late Show With David Letterman" executive producer Rob Burnett; drama "Faces in the Mirror," directed by Boyd Tinsley of Dave Matthews Band; and "Black Tulip," Afghanistan’s official entry for the 2011 Academy Awards. The slate also includes Full Article…
SNL: Jonah Hill (Almost) Gets His Oscar, Thanks to Tom Hanks
In case you hadn’t heard, Jonah Hill was nominated for an Academy Award for Moneyball and — spoiler alert! — lost to Christopher Plummer. Luckily, it doesn’t look like the loss has gone to his head at all, but we can’t say the same about the nomination itself. In a behind-the-scenes video showing Hill’s week Full Article…
The Directors of ‘Saving Face’: ‘If you want a global voice for an issue, there’s nothing better than winning an Oscar.’
"Saving Face," this year's Academy Award-winning short documentary, will have its broadcast premiere on HBO March 8 at 8:30pm, coinciding with International Women's Day. The film's had an unusually straightforward path to its cable TV bow, skipping the festival circuit for the awards one after its qualifying run, and recently playing in theaters as part Full Article…
For Your Consideration: Yes, It’s the 2013 Oscar Predictions
With the Oscars now a week-old memory, the time has come for the final edition of this column (for this season). From the Toronto International Film Festival's unofficial awards season kickoff in September to last weekend's underwhelming ceremony, it's been six long months of speculation and anticipation and I'm ready to move on (as I'm Full Article…
For Your Consideration: Yes, It’s the 2013 Oscar Predictions
With the Oscars now a week-old memory, the time has come for the final edition of this column (for this season). From the Toronto International Film Festival's unofficial awards season kickoff in September to last weekend's underwhelming ceremony, it's been six long months of speculation and anticipation and I'm ready to move on (as I'm Full Article…
Tom Murro: An Oscar Worth Remembering
Another year, another Academy Awards show. Lots of excitement for the big day, with celebrities selecting just the right outfit for the red carpet (they hoped), and feverishly working on their big speech just in case they won the golden statue (they hoped even more). Talk about pressure! This years there were a few surprises Full Article…
Iran Government Uses A Separation’s Oscar Win As Excuse To Bash Israel
Way to miss the point. Cinema Blend News
Box Office: ‘The Artist’ Has Best Weekend Yet As Oscar Hopefuls Dominate Specialty Box Office
In its whopping 14th weekend of release, Michel Hazanavicius's Oscar frontrunner "The Artist" had its best numbers yet. According to estimates provided by Rentrak earlier today, The Weinstein Company released film grossed $ 3,000,000 from 966 screens, up 23% from last weekend. Averaging $ 3,106 per screen, the film's total grew to $ 31,873,799 – Full Article…